Movie
Starting Over
1979R1h 45m6.4 / 10
Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...one way, or the other.
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Starting Over opened in theaters October 5, 1979. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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Cast
Burt ReynoldsPhil Potter
Jill ClayburghMarilyn Holmburg
Candice BergenJessica Potter
Charles DurningMichael "Mickey" Potter
Frances SternhagenMarva Potter
Austin PendletonPaul
Mary Kay PlaceMarie
MacIntyre DixonDan RyanCredits
- Directed by
- Alan J. Pakula
- Written by
- James L. Brooks, Dan Wakefield
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $35.6M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Themes
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